northern India

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Northern India is a culturally and historically rich region of the Indian subcontinent, encompassing the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan foothills and serving as a cradle for numerous civilizations, religions, and migrations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
bordersCountryToEast People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
bordersCountryToNorth Bhutan
China
Nepal
bordersCountryToNorthwest Pakistan
containsCity Agra
Amritsar
Chandigarh
Dehradun
New Delhi, India
surface form: Delhi

Ghaziabad
Gurugram
Jaipur
Kanpur
Lucknow
New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi

Noida
Patna
Shimla
Srinagar
Varanasi
containsStateOrUT Bihar
Delhi
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Ladakh
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
country India
hasClimate alpine climate
humid subtropical climate
semi-arid climate
hasCuisine North Indian cuisine
hasCulturalRegion Oudh
surface form: Awadh

Braj
Bundelkhand
Doab
Doaba
Garhwal
Kumaon
Majha
Malwa
Malwa (Punjab)
Marwar
Mewar
Rohilkhand
hasCulturalTradition Bhangra
Giddha
Kathak dance
Rajasthani folk music
Ramlila performances
Sufi devotional music
classical Hindustani music
hasDesertRegion Thar Desert
hasHistoricalEvent Gupta Empire
surface form: Gupta Golden Age

Indian Rebellion of 1857
Maurya Empire
surface form: Mauryan unification of much of India

Partition of India
surface form: Partition of India 1947

establishment of Mughal Empire
formation of Delhi Sultanate
hasHistoricalSignificance birthplace of Buddhism
birthplace of Jainism
core region of Indo-Gangetic civilization
cradle of several major Indian empires
heartland of Vedic culture
hasMajorEconomicActivity agriculture
manufacturing
services
hasMajorFestival Chhath Puja
Diwali
Dussehra
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr
Holi
Lohri
Navaratri
surface form: Navratri

Vaisakhi
hasMajorPlain Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Gangetic Plain

Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Punjab Plain
hasMajorRiver Beas River
surface form: Beas

Brahmaputra
Chenab River
surface form: Chenab

Ganges
Ghaghara
Indus River
surface form: Indus

Ravi
Sutlej River
surface form: Sutlej

Yamuna
hasMountainRange Himalayas
Lesser Himalayas
surface form: Shivalik Hills
hasPopulationCharacteristic high population density
linguistic diversity
religious diversity
hasSeason post-monsoon autumn
pre-monsoon summer
summer monsoon
winter
hasStapleFood rice dishes
wheat-based flatbreads
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Agra Fort
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh

Fatehpur Sikri
Great Himalayan National Park
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Qutb Minar
Red Fort
surface form: Red Fort Complex

Taj Mahal
historicalReligion Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
Vedic period
surface form: Vedic religion
includesPhysicalRegion Lesser Himalayas
surface form: Himalayan foothills

Indo-Gangetic Plain
locatedIn South Asia
majorCrop mustard
pulses
rice
sugarcane
wheat
majorLanguage Awadhi
Bhojpuri
Dogri
Haryanvi
Hindi
Kashmiri
Maithili
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Rajasthani
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
majorLanguageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
majorReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Sikhism
partOf South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
wasCradleOf Delhi Sultanate
Gandhara civilization
Gupta Empire
Kushan Empire
Maurya Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Vedic period
surface form: Vedic civilization

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Thein Dam locatedInRegion northern India
Dhondu Pant region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Maratha influencedRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Pandey culturalRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Nagwa locatedIn northern India
Panipat district locatedInRegion northern India
Sikh rupee usedInRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Chamba locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Karnal district locatedIn northern India
Karnal district region northern India
this entity surface form: north India
Tilak Bridge in New Delhi region northern India
subject surface form: Tilak Bridge, New Delhi
this entity surface form: North India
Sur Empire historicalRegion northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Treaty of Amritsar (1809) historicalRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Singh widelyUsedIn northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Garhwal locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Gorakhpur region northern India
Kurukshetra district locatedInRegion northern India
Pathankot locatedIn northern India
Akhnur locatedInRegion northern India
Masjid-i Jahan-Numa region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University countrySubdivision northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Mariam-uz-Zamani's Tomb region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Moradabad locatedInRegion northern India
Sonipat district region northern India
Lahaul and Spiti district locatedIn northern India
Ravi River (confluence in Pakistan before joining Indus) region northern India
subject surface form: Ravi River
Nanda worshippedIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Yadava hasHistoricalRegion northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Brahma Temple, Pushkar region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Yashoda regionOfVeneration northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Vishva Hindu Parishad hasMassBaseIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Kuru dynasty region northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Mariam-uz-Zamani Palace region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Sufi saint Salim Chishti regionOfActivity northern India
subject surface form: Salim Chishti
this entity surface form: North India
Panch Mahal region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Daftar Khana region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Fatehpur Sikri railway station locatedInRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Harike locatedIn northern India
Pandoh Dam region northern India
Hyphasis locatedIn northern India
Beas town locatedInSubcontinentRegion northern India
subject surface form: Beas
this entity surface form: North India
VIDP region northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Delhi International Airport Limited regionServed northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Bhakra Dam regionServed northern India
Tilak commonIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Char Dham hasRegionalDistribution northern India
this entity surface form: north India
Doon School region northern India
subject surface form: The Doon School
this entity surface form: North India
Nangal Dam region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
South West Delhi locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Northern Railway zone regionServed northern India
this entity surface form: North India